St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-13
The National Polish Alliance
INDUCES in a Parade and
Transact Business.
Conspiracy Charged in the
Coupts---The Chamb er's
UsualI Monday Work.
An Anti-Treating ,Organiza-
tion--Doings in the Social
World--Loeal Notes.
SELECT KNIGHTS.
The National Legislative Body OF
the A. OF w.

The National Legislative Body of
the A. o. U. w.
The biennial session of the supreme
legion of the Select Knights, A. o. u.
W. which will probably last until
Thursday night, began in Pythian hall
yesterday morning. The Knights
were welcomed with addresses
by President Kerr, of the
city council. and Past Grand Com
mander o. H. Comfort of this state,
which were responded to by Supreme
Commander George W. Reed. Then
Grand Commander James Scho0nmaker,
presented each of the delegates with
gold souvenir badges, containing em-
blemS of the Select Knights and initials
of the A. o. {. W.
The invitation of the reception COM
mittee of the home grand legion to the
visiting representatives to take ride
around the city in the afternoon could
not be accepted owing to the rain, but
the supreme legion were the guests of
the home knights in the evening, and
went in body to the Grand opera
house, fatigue caps and belts being
their distinguishing habiliments. To-
day the supreme legion will visit the
State Fair. if the weather is favorable,
and tomorrow an excursion TO Mime
apoliS will be enjoyed.
The supreme legion is the legisla-
ture of the order. which has
the same relation to the ancient
order of United Workmen as the
Knights Templar to the Masons, that of
an auxiliary order. The chief object of
the session is to legislate for the order,
and consequently the time of the SEES
hot %NIr h.
the Fair, going TO Minneapolis, listening
pointing standing committees for the
next two years, will be devoted to
amending the laws. The supreme Off
GERS are:
Thomas Ward, P. s. c., New York; George
W. Reed, 5. G., Topeka, Kas.; John r.
". F. BONN, 5. R.; William r. Sheen, S. t.;
George F. Howard, 5. s. B.; E. F. Leaman,
5. 5. W; John l. Martin, S. j. W.; o. H.
G Comfort S CT 5. i NJ ThoTp Ma s IT,; A. n j.
DR.. j. B. Hibben, 5. Med Elk.
THESE ARE PRESENT.
The following states are represented
by the delegates named:
Missouri-H. H. Clark, II. DEAN, F. Semi
ger: Illinois, George W. Linn, NJ. William
Craig, B. F. Foster: Kansas, E. Cowdry, G.
+ smolt, j. F. McMullen; New York, John
q. d.
Ontario, DR.. John 5. King, B. j. Leubsdorf.
j. Mel. Stevenson; Pennsylvania, Charles
Babst, James Lindsey, o. X. Gardner; Min
nesota, E. s. Thompson, George b: Arnold,
John Adams; Colorado, Oliver P. Titcomb,
George w. Brown, Chris Wiegand; Michigan,
". Warne Wilson, James w. Wood, William
W. Peck; California, L. NJ. Reading; Ne
braska, Augustus Washington, Hugh W.
Cole, A. P. johnson.
The reports of Supreme Commander
Reed and Supreme Recorder Bohn, of
st. Louis, were submitted during the
morning session, while the afternoon
was taken up with resolutions for
amending the laws.
The supreme recorders report shows a
beneficiary fund of Sl24. S27. a general fund
of 12.279.91. which with the balance in the
treasurer's hands Oct. l, 1855, makes the
total receipts S144, 372 IS for the past two
years. The disbursements of the beneficiary
fund have been S124, 0C0, and of the general
treasurer Of 81, l 44.92. During the last two
years the number of legions has increased
from $50 to 47S, and the membership from
914S.to ,317. Deaths have numbered 81,
the death rate per 1000 being IS. The fol-
lowing legions have been instituted under
the immediate jurisdiction of the Supreme
legion. extending the order into five states
and territories viz: Utah, Idaho, Wyoming,
Tennessee and Florida, and adding $50 mem
bers to the list:
Phoenix, Portland, Or; Capital, Boise City,
Idaho; Unity, Wickes, Mont; Wood River,
HALEY, Idaho; Star, Bellevue. Idaho: Har-
mony, Cleveland, o.; Magic City, Cheyenne,
Wyo.; Jordan, San Francisco, Cal; Yosem-
tie. Fresno, Cal; Triumph, San Francisco,
Cal: Norman, San Francisco, Cal; Sanford,
Sanford, Fla: Copper, Anaconda, Mont;
Lake City, Utah; Northwestern. Astoria, Or. :;
Castle Rock, Green River, Wyo.; Teton,
Blackfoot, Idaho; Ontario, Park City, Utah ;
Harmony, Eagle Rock, Idaho; Whitman,
Colfax. W. t.; Darlington, Toledo, O.; Nash
vile, Nashville, Tenn.
The delegates denied that there was
any discord over the withdrawal of the
5000 in drill prizes.